St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton

School overview

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton is a primary school serving Stockton-on-Tees, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 260 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 21.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 29 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.